You forgot Stannis. According to the the fanboys of the blogs of GoT, they believe he should be the rightful King, not Danaerys.

11:03 pm April 20, 2014

gaabe wrote:

stannis is the right ful usurper . the rightful temporary king until daenarys returns

11:03 pm April 20, 2014

gaabe wrote:

but dang I kinda have grown to like stannis, I don't want to see him battle against daenarys

11:31 pm April 20, 2014

LadyJen wrote:

I like the new Daario better too and also because I think Ed Skrein is a heel for abandoning GoT to do a Transporter sequel, but I really wish makeup or wardrobe would do something to make him look more like his book character. He doesn't necessarily need the blue hair or a three-pronged goatee, but his beard and armor combo looks so Westerosi!

2:50 am April 21, 2014

Vanessa wrote:

Stannis is the rightful king and not Daenarys,so if she wants the throne she will have to fight for it.

7:31 am April 21, 2014

Fred Fraenkel wrote:

@MarshallCrook you are the real deal. You keep perspective on the entertainment value of GOT while explaining the immoral, though entertaining, characters and plot need to be marked to market every so often.

8:49 am April 21, 2014

Miguel wrote:

Actually Vanessa, Aegon Targaryen, Oldest son of Rhaegar Targaryen, who is actually alive, is the rightful King.

The new Daario sucks. The reason DT falls in love with him is because he is so different than any other man.

1:17 pm April 21, 2014

SummerKaren wrote:

I feel like Danaerys might make a good ruler, but (this is just speculation not spoilers) I think George Martin is going to kill her off near the end just when it seems she's going to win it all. He setting all the Danaerys fans up. The dragons are going to go wild and it'll be up to Jon Snow and Bran to control them. Everyone so concerned about the rightful king, consider can their ever be a rightful king? Robert only got the throne because he won the war, as did the Targaryeans hundreds of years ago. I think Martin is saying there is no rightful king.

1:20 pm April 21, 2014

SummerKaren wrote:

Wish we could edit the comments. I meant " can there ever be a rightful king?"

8:58 am April 22, 2014

The Half Man wrote:

I feel like that Tywin Lannister speech to Joffreys brother (forgot his name) is a bit of foreshadowing about all the others who are trying to make a run at the throne. Danaerys is just as she is so concerned with the freedom of the common people, Stannis has too much faith in his religious beliefs, and Rob Stark was strong (before his death) So someone like Tywin who is ruthless and smart has the best chance at real power, his selfless interests are actually a strength.
Is anyone else super interested in Little Finger at this point, he now holds the key to the North and presumably played a major role in killing the king. There has to be some big play in the works (another ruthless smart leader like Tywin who understands where real power comes from)

9:35 am April 22, 2014

Richard wrote:

The rightful king is the one who can take and keep the throne, ala game of thrones. Various families have claims of different types which they feel are valid. Varys made the point that Ned should have taken the throne.

The Jaime/Cersei scene did not portray at all what was going on in the book for two lovers who have not seen each other coming together in desperate times.

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